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Randomized Controlled TrialFertility

Remedies for recurrent implantation failure.

Most adjuvant therapies used for recurrent implantation failure, including acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, lack…

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Randomized Controlled TrialFertility

The effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on pregnancy rates in women undergoing in vitro fertilization: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

This protocol will compare transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) to traditional electro-acupuncture and …

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Research StudyFertility

Effects of acupuncture on the outcome of in vitro fertilisation and intracytoplasmic sperm injection in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome.

Acupuncture during IVF/ICSI cycles significantly improved embryo quality in women with PCOS but did not increase fertili…

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Meta-AnalysisFertility

Acupuncture--help, harm, or placebo?

When higher quality standards were applied to a meta-analysis of acupuncture for IVF, the apparent benefit disappeared a…

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Clinical TrialFertility

Acupuncture and in vitro fertilization: critique of the evidence and application to clinical practice.

Despite 40 clinical trials examining acupuncture for IVF, the standardized research methodology does not reflect real-wo…

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Randomized Controlled TrialFertility

Selecting a control for in vitro fertilization and acupuncture randomized controlled trials (RCTs): how sham controls may unnecessarily complicate the RCT evidence base.

Sham acupuncture controls may be unnecessary in IVF trials because pregnancy is an objective outcome unlikely to be affe…

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Randomized Controlled TrialFertility

Acupuncture on the day of embryo transfer: a randomized controlled trial of 635 patients.

Acupuncture administered on the day of embryo transfer showed no statistically significant improvement in ongoing pregna…

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Research StudyFertility

Building resilience: a preliminary exploration of women's perceptions of the use of acupuncture as an adjunct to In Vitro Fertilisation.

Women using acupuncture during IVF perceived it as enhancing their emotional resilience, reducing stress, and improving …

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Research StudyFertility

Changes in serum cortisol and prolactin associated with acupuncture during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation in women undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer treatment.

Acupuncture during IVF treatment significantly increased cortisol levels on medication days 7-13 and prolactin levels on…

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Research StudyFertility

[Effects of electroacupuncture on in vitro fertilization and embryo transplantation in the patient of infertility with different syndromes].

Electroacupuncture during IVF-ET produced significantly higher fertilization, implantation, and pregnancy rates in kidne…

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Research StudyFertility

Pain relief during oocyte retrieval--exploring the role of different frequencies of electro-acupuncture.

Mixed frequency and fixed 20 Hz electro-acupuncture provided equivalent pain relief during oocyte retrieval when applied…

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Randomized Controlled TrialFertility

Acupuncture on the day of embryo transfer significantly improves the reproductive outcome in infertile women: a prospective, randomized trial.

Acupuncture performed on embryo transfer day significantly improved clinical pregnancy rates (39% vs 26%) and ongoing pr…

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